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THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN TONGUE

Sue Walker

ISBN 978-1-916668-45-4

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Publication: 28 MARCH 2024
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ISBN: 9781916668454
Price: £8.99
Binding: Paperback

Format: 198 x 129 mm
Extent: 120 pp
Illustrated: None
Thema: YFC Children's Fiction

Author location: Somerset
Comparative title: 9781848869202 Don't Eat Pete
Age 8 to 12

• An action-packed middle grade adventure that
follows thirteen-year-old Jess Ponder as she
navigates the world of espionage as part of the
Schools’ Secret Agency (SSA).
• When Jess receives a threatening letter from the
Man with the Golden Tongue, she embarks on a
mission to recover the stolen Plascrylics
Aspitator, designed to combat discarded plastic.
Sue Walker grew up on a farm with Jersey cows, ponies, dogs and • A child-friendly retelling of the James Bond story
wildlife. She started writing stories and rhymes at a very young age The Man with the Golden Gun.
and has had four books for young readers published previously. She
graduated with an MA in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa “Don’t touch – it’s poisonous,” thirteen-year-old Jess Ponder,
University in 2022. Sue lives in Somerset with her husband and their the Schools’ Secret Agency ‘Double A-Star’ agent, tells
black Pug, Pete – star of picture book Don’t Eat Pete! schoolmate and master of the forged sick-note, Leo Sleepwell,
when he sees a trail of dried, gold saliva on the seal of an
envelope. The letter it contained was sent to Jess by the
notorious Nine-carat, aka ‘The Man with the Golden Tongue’.

The head of the agency pulls Jess from the mission to locate
Ms Higson, developer of the Plascrylics Aspitator, which could
rid the world of its discarded plastic. Jess is just too valuable
to risk losing. However, ignoring advice to return to school and
Sales: Star Book Sales LLP improve her algebra, Jess persuades Leo to accompany her
T: 01404 515050 to Italy, then Hong Kong, to track down Nine-carat and thwart
E: enquiries@starbooksales.com his dastardly plan to use the Plascrylics Aspitator as a
weapon.
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0116 279 2299 So begins a fast-paced, James Bond-inspired adventure
where Jess must contend with not only Nine-carat’s evil
Prices and specifications are provisional and are subject to change intentions, but also his mischievous monkey, a martial arts-
without notice. 13/10/2023 mad man in flares, anxiety-inducing apparatus, and Leo’s
gargantuan appetite.